Mountain Cog
By Josh Anderson & Dane Higgins
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Episodes: 127
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Mountain bike podcast that will make you laugh and learn. Featuring a wide range of passionate guests. Available everywhere (Apple, Spotify etc).
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127 - Bike Shop Secrets: Upgrading Your Mountain Bike Fork - Which One, When, and How
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May 19, 2026 |
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126 - Shop Talk: SRAM's Quiet Overhaul, Brembo Brakes, & Why Reach Is Misleading
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May 05, 2026 |
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125 - How Much Do Bike Companies Make? More shocking economics.
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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124 - Shop Talk: Another Bike Brand Fails, Motor Wars & Value Drivetrain Debate
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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123 - Hayes vs. Shimano Brakes: Which One is Better for You?
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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122 - Mountain Biker's Guide to Sunglasses: Fit, Lenses, and Top Brands (Rob Tavakoli, SportRX)
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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121 - Stability, Breathability, & Heat Release - Orange Mud’s Unique Take on Hydration Packs & Business (Josh Sprague, Orange Mud & Seven Clay)
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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120 - How Much Do Bike Shops Actually Make? The Shocking Economics of Your LBS.
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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119 - How to Set Up Mountain Bike Suspension: Complete & Simple to Understand Guide from a Suspension Expert
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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118 - How to Start Mountain Biking: Bikes, Gear, Trails & Essential Tips
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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117 - Bike Shop Secrets: Norco Optic & Outbound reviews plus info on tires, shocks, seat posts, and bells.
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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116 - Bike Shop Secrets: Grip Reviews (SQ Labs & Rev Grips) + Fox Podium Fork and More
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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115 - Bare Innovation's Ryan Burney on Bikes, Business, and Rim Protection
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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114 - Why Direct-to-Consumer Bike Companies Are Failing (And What's Next)
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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113 - 500 Miles of Sedona Singletrack: An Advocacy Blueprint That Actually Works (Verde Valley Cyclists Coalition - VVCC)
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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112 - Bike Shop Secrets: Chasing Creaks - A Mechanic's Nightmare and How You Can Fix It
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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111 - Bike Shop Secrets: Will My Parts Fit if I Swap Mountain Bike Frames?
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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110 - Quality Bicycle Products (QBP): Why Your Bike Shop Depends on This Hidden Giant (Guest: Bryce Buckner, QBP)
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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109 - Bike Shop Secrets & Gear We Like: SportRX Huckson Sunglasses, Vittoria Agarro Tires, Frameworks DH Frame and more.
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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108 - Zuma Bike Ranch & Phil’s World Trails: A Unique MTB Experience in Southwest Colorado.
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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107 - 25 Years of Stan's (NoTubes): President Mike Bush on Innovation & Sustainability
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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106 - Bike Shop Secrets: Can I ride it? Chain Stretch. Cassette Wear. Quick Links. Dropped Helmet, and Carbon Frame & Component Damage.
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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105 - Cables Are Back! SRAM's Mechanical Transmission: Eagle 90 & Eagle 70 (& other new stuff) - Jimmy Nordloh, SRAM Field Guide
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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104 - Bike Shop Secrets: Disc Brake Squeal, Internal Routing Issues, Suspension Service (incl. Fork Stanchion Lube), & Pedal Cadence.
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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103 - Deep Dive: New XTR M9200 Di2 Wireless Groupset with Nick Murdick (Shimano’s MTB Product Manager).
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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102 - Inside Park Tool: The World's Largest Bicycle Tool Company with Truman Purdy
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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101 - The Calirado Kid Speaks: Mountain Biking & Creating Relatable Content
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May 20, 2025 |
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100 - Beyond Marketing: Vittoria’s Approach to Mountain Bike Tire Design & Manufacturing (Guest: Ken Avery, SVP Product Development)
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May 06, 2025 |
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099 - Jess The Maker's take on content creation, bikes, trails, & tacos.
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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098 - A technical look at Norco's mountain bike design approach. (Guests: Norco R&D Engineers - Colin Ryan & Kirk McDowall)
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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097 - Bike Shop Confessions: How MTB Suspension Experts Really Choose Components
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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096 - The Art and Science of Mountain Bike Design: Faction Bike Studio's Design Lead (Guest: Julian Richardson)
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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095 - Bike Shop Secrets: Pro Tips on Carbon Bars, Wax Chain Lube, and Dropper Post Maintenance
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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094 - Building Better Mountain Bike Communities: SDMB's Approach to Trail Advocacy and Engagement (Guest: Ruth Cañamar, Vice President, SDMB)
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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093 - Fox vs SRAM RockShox: Electronic Mountain Bike Suspension Systems Compared
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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092 - SRAM vs Shimano: Comparing Mountain Bike Components with SRAM Field Guide Jimmy Nordloh
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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091 – From Rigid Bikes to World Champion: Tim March on Ghost-Writing Steve Peat's Autobiography
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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090 – Faction Bike Studio: The Secret Engineering Firm Behind Your Favorite Mountain Bikes (Guest: Adam Robbins)
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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089 – Beyond Lumens: How Outbound Lighting Designs Bike Lights for Real Trail Performance (Guest: Tom Place)
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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088 – Are Electronic Mountain Bike Components Worth The Price?
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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087 – Gravity Trail Building in Arizona: How the Tonto Gravity Riders are Transforming Mountain Biking at Sunrise Bike Park and Pinal Mountains. (Chris Johnson)
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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086 – Beer & Bikes: How Tucson Hop Shop Created a Cycling Community Hub (Jessie Jean Mance & Sarita Mendez)
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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085 – Elevating Arizona's Mountain Biking Scene: TORCA's Mt. Lemmon Trail Building Initiative. (Nick Giovannucci & Matt Hrabko)
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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084 – Inside the Bike Industry's Big Brands with Former Giant and Specialized Sales Rep. (Carlos Quintero)
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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083 – Sunrise Park Resort: Arizona's Only Lift-Assisted Bike Park with Builder Colby Landin
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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082 - The Impact of Female Role Models in Mountain Biking: Conversation with Dr. Jody Bartz
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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081 – Behind the curtain: DVO Suspension (Ronnie Dillon, DVO Suspension)
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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080 – How Social Media Transformed Mountain Biking Communities: Dave Slagle's Our MTB Rides Story
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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079 - Derailleurs are Dead! Short Cranks, Belt Drives, and the Evolution of Mountain Bike Components
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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078 - Trail Talk: Portal, Big Bear and new trails in Flagstaff & Prescott. (Guest: Justin Dietrich)
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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077 – Listener stories: crazy wildlife encounters on mountain bike trails.
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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076 – Why drive when you can ride to the trail? (Randolph Ford, Author of “The Loop – America’s #1 Recreational Trail”)
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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075 – Consumer direct brands… great bikes cheap, but are you giving up more than you save? (Steve Morganstern, Bicycle Ranch)
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May 21, 2024 |
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074 – The first bump is always free! A conversation with Pivot’s president. (Bryan Mason, President, Pivot Cycles)
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May 07, 2024 |
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073 – SRAM vs Shimano, shoutouts, and stupid bike stuff.
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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072 - Bonus Episode: The new and significantly redesigned Rocky Mountain Altitude (Sam Elmes, Rocky Mountain)
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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071 - If you can see better, you can ride better. (Rob Tavakoli, CEO, SportRX)
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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070 – Bonus Episode: Rocky Mountain’s new Instinct (140mm trail bike) & other cool stuff… (Sam Elmes, Rocky Mountain Bikes)
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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069 – Nipple management… and other annoying mountain bike stuff. (Part 1)
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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068 – Old Pueblo MTB doesn’t just talk about riding… they ride, and they ride a lot. (The Travis Williams, Old Pueblo MTB)
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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067 – Beer & mountain bikes go together better than peanut butter and jelly. (Brian Vance, Catalina Brewing Company)
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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066 – Live from 24 Hrs in the Old Pueblo (2024)
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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065 - "Hips Don't Lie" is not just a song by Shakira. Mountain bike fits with Tyler. (Tyler Vandruff, GURU Bikes)
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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064 – Dane Higgins first (as co-host) episode.
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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063 – Mike Festerling’s last podcast.
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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062 – Bike fits & bidets. Both will change your life. This episode is about bike fits. (Frank Kaiser)
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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061 – Bikes, roads, and other modes. A conversation with “Roundabout Sam”. (Sam Credio, Director of Transportation & Mobility, City of Tucson)
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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060 - Be Nice. Say Hi. Mountain bike advocacy w/ SDMBA - San Diego Mountain Biking Association (Susie Murphy)
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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058 - Part 1 of 2 - Get to know an O.G. BMX Pro. (Dusty Horton)
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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059 - Part 2 of 2 - Dusty's inspiring mental health journey. (Dusty Horton)
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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057 - Wolfman returns! An exercise physiologist's take on cardiovascular fitness and bike fit. (Andew Wolf)
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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056 - The development journey of a new EF Education-ONTO Junior Race Team rider. (Brady Hogue)
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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055 - Hike Texas Canyon? Bike from SE Arizona to Vegas? Promoting the outdoors with Trails Inspire. (Sirena Rana)
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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054 - Mountain biking is surfing the earth... a tribute to Bike Monk, Craig Randall, R.I.P. (Mark Flint, Jon Shouse, & Steve Roach)
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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053 - If only our chief of police was an avid cyclist. Oh wait, he is! (Chad Kasmar, Tucson Chief of Police)
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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052 - Graham Cracker route, 6300 ft descent over 17 miles. Restoring trails on Mount Graham. (Nat Gordon, SDMB)
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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051 - Ride Tucson… a desert oasis building bike community. (Jesus Frías)
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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050 - Air awareness is air awareness... from the skate park to the bike park. (Skander Anderson & Grayson Festerling)
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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049 - Point your knees, twist your hips, & go ride w/ Trail Lovers in Sedona. (Joanna & Phil Yates)
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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048 - Go ride a bike! Location: Angelfire Bike Park. (Patrick West - Bike Park Manager & Tucker VanOrmer - Gravity Trail Development Manager)
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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047 - Stoke the fire! A conversation about bike packing with Campfire Cycling (Josh Lipton)
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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046 - The path to suffering. T-bone’s journey qualifying & training for the ‘23 Leadville 100 MTB. (Brad “T-bone” Knox”)
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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045 - Pedaling Journeys: Exploring Elite Cycling and European Bike Tours (Marti Shea and Joe Tonon)
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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044 - Go ride a bike! Location: Mission Beach, CA. (Matt Anderson)
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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043 - Design & fabricate your own frame! (Dave Bohm, Bohemian Bikes & framebuildingschool.com)
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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042 - Ole’! Ventana Mountain Bikes USA (Sherwood Gibson)
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May 30, 2023 |
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041 - The first person you lead is you. (Troy Jacobson, Spinervals & The Jacobson Leadership Academy)
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May 23, 2023 |
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040 - Carbon frame broke? No problem, these guys can fix it. (Mike Piccini and Paul Thomas)
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May 16, 2023 |
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039 – There are no benchwarmers on the Vail (AZ) School Mountain Bike Team. (Scott Wraith w/ Shelby & Riley)
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May 09, 2023 |
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038 - Providing transformative experiences. The Arizona Trail. ~800 miles from Mexico to Utah. (Matt Nelson)
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May 02, 2023 |
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037 - This episode will self-destruct in 10 seconds. The Phantom Abides. (Wil Bisel)
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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036 - Peanut butter & jealousy! You’d be a better cyclist, if you’d started on a BMX. (Andy Erickson, Tucson BMX)
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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035 - Check yourself before you wreck yourself. (Josh & Mike)
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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034 - Stop making it weird dad! A father, a son, & mountain bike shenanigans. (Aaron & James Cavazos)
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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033 - It's time to meet the Guru! (Dane Higgins, Guru Bikes & Guru Suspension)
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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032 - Lululemon is not yoga… balancing family, work, & mountain biking w/ Stoke Podcast (Quinn Travis, Stoke Podcast)
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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031 - Family bike shops are about fresh bread and all bikes, even recumbents! (Brian Newbrey, Ajo Bikes)
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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030 - Believe it or not, Wisconsin’s got a great bike scene (Eric Ebenboch)
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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029 - GRO Girl GRO empowers & enables 4th-8th grade girls thru bikes and more! (Jody Bartz)
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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028 - Can SCUBA training & martial arts better prepare you for mountain bike crashes? (Dan MacInnis)
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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027 - Turns out, your body matters on a bike. (Andrew Wolf)
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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026 - Cowboys ride mountain bikes and build trails too! (Neil Stitzer)
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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025 - Wait! Trails have personalities? You bet they do. (Mark Flint)
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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024 - The Dogfather of Premises, probably the best indoor freestyle park in the U.S. (Ian Abbott)
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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023 - Shhh! Don’t tell! Tucson is a hidden gem for gravity riding. (Tara Alcantara, Home Grown MTB)
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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022 - Meet Buzz, Arizona State Champ and survivor of a mid-ride bull attack. (Shaughn Nelson)
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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021 - Bubbles' mantra is to always ride at the “speed of fun”! (Ben Chandler)
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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020 - Dr. Check-Eye has more passion for mountain biking and mountain bike advocacy than anyone we know! (Mike Mucker)
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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019 - Meet McLovin! He started racing downhill on a Huffy! (Derek Regan)
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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018 - Twas the Night Before the Bike Ride. (Announcement)
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Dec 17, 2022 |
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017 - Ride guide at Roam Fest Sedona, a women’s mountain bike festival. (Virginia Kuhn)
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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016 - Noid, Cycling PM for Team Semper Fi & Transition Bikes Giddyup Rider (Ryan Beamish)
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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015 - Papa Crumpet explains the awesomeness of British trail centers. (Craig Boydell)
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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014 - Pickle juice! Pickle juice! Pickle juice! Laid back & nostalgic bike lore with Masa. (Justin Bailes)
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Nov 20, 2022 |
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013 - A chat about Epic Ride’s “24 Hrs In the Old Pueblo” with Cheetah. (Eric Ebenboch)
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Nov 13, 2022 |
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012 - Genuine BMX reminds us that it's all about the kids. (Saul & Samuel Moreno)
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Nov 06, 2022 |
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011 - Ladies night on the M.C.P. & these ladies are faster than you! (Lacey Anderson & Ashley Wright)
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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010 - Travel through Mexico, on a public bus, for a bike contest? (Chris Miracle)
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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009 - True confessions of two new mountain bikers! (Dan Macinnis)
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Oct 16, 2022 |
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008 - The infinite two wheeled wisdom of Uncle Dick. (Richey & Chad Hoopes)
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Oct 09, 2022 |
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007 - The shame of touring through Portugal on E-bikes. (Matt & Chantal Sweger)
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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006 - He won't leave home unless his clothes match his bike! (Charles McVicker)
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Sep 25, 2022 |
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005 - Why do you jive turkeys disrespect Trek bikes? (Chad Hoopes)
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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004 - Who wants a $9k Swiss bike for $5k? (Brett Muxen & Jeremy Bonhe)
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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003 - Riding with a bluetooth speaker... jerk move or party on the trail?
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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002 - The best mountain bike rides end in the ER! (Dan Macinnis)
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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001 - Everything in the desert wants to kill you!
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Sep 18, 2022 |